Previous research activity in Hispanic Studies 2012-2013

4th Annual Galician Encontro

In May 2013 Warwick Hispanic Studies hosted the 4th Annual Galician Encontro, a one day meeting that brings together Postgraduate and early career researchers and lecturers in Galician Studies.

This year's meeting was the biggest yet with 12 attendees from Warwick, Bangor, Liverpool, Oxford, Aston, Birmingham and St Andrews. We discussed research in literature, translation studies, film, cultural studies, history and exciting initiatives in Galician teaching and cultural events.

Conference: Cultural Encounters in the Luso-Hispanic World

At the end of May 2013, Warwick Hispanic Studies welcomed over 50 researchers from across the world for our launch conference, Cultural Encounters in the Luso-Hispanic World. Our keynote speakers, Professor Peter Hulme (Essex) and Professor Benita Sampedro (Hofstra), and the presenters and attendees made for an exciting and dynamic two days.

This one-day interdisciplinary workshop organised by Professor Alison Ribeiro de Menezes brought together researchers from the UK, Ireland, Spain and the US to debate the latest research into the Spanish Civil War.

March 2013: Professor Catherine Boyle, King's College, London presented her research on 'Translating Jose Triana: Getting there in one piece'.

May 2013: Three speakers. Professor Angel Quintero Rivera of the Uni de Puerto Rico on 'Afro Latin American Cultural Studies and Music'; Dr Claire Taylor, University of Liverpool on 'Locating Latin America Online: How Latin Americans Create Place on the Internet; and Professor Jose Colmeiro of the University of Auckland on his research project 'Made in Galicia; Cinema and Political Devolution'.